BBC Good Food

08 May 2010

"I've just made this cake - in fact it's still cooling as I write this - and minutes after taking it out of the oven it collapsed!! What have I done wrong?!? I was very careful with the method and with the ingredients, bought large eggs as instructed etc. It's definitely cooked - skewer came out clean. "

08 December 2007

"I just made it this afternoon but it took 4 hours to bake. After 2 and a half hours the test skewer was still very wet. I hope I haven't over-baked it now. This is the first time I've ever baked a Christmas cake so I'm very nervous about the results. Do you keep the cake in the tin until serving day?"

11 November 2007

"Wonderfully light and moist at the same time. Great tea-time treat."

11 November 2007

"Birthday cake was a success! Very rich and totally delicious. Perhaps next time I'll be a bit more generous with the amount of alcohol in it as I felt it needed a little kick. "

03 November 2007

"Can this be made a day in advance? Do you need to keep it in the refrigerator? Thanks. I'm planning to make it as a birthday cake for a friend and one of the party cannot eat wheat so this will be a perfect treat for everyone."